Reaching out from Grand Lake Community Chapel
Greetings in Christ!
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! Let us rejoice in a day to thank and honor those who have served in the Armed Forces, and let us be glad that there are men and women willing to set aside the relative ease and comfort of life for a life of service to the nation, even if only for a short time. On this Veteran’s Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada, we urge you to remember all who stepped up to the call to serve, in whatever capacity, something larger than themselves.
While today is about military veterans, let’s not lose sight of the fact that each one of us has been called to serve; it’s a central tenet of our Christian faith. That service takes an infinite number of forms, whether as leaders in a congregation, participants in benevolent work, volunteers in community projects, or as generous contributors to worthy institutions. The list goes on and on, and as we read in Joshua 24:15, we must “Choose this day whom you will serve.” Today is the day to choose service to others, or service to self; service to a great cause, or service to personal goals of wealth, or fame, or power. Today is the day to choose to serve God, and God alone, and to trust and know that if this is your choice, that everything else in your life will drop into its perfect place at its perfect time. Choose to serve God, and prepare to be richly blessed. Choose to serve God, and prepare to know peace and joy. And know this as well; if you stumble after choosing service to God, he will pick you up, dust you off, and send you on your way with renewed energy and zeal.
Blessings, Karen and Greg
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Choose this day whom you will serve. Joshua 24:15
